Methods and Systems for Configuring Satellite Antenna Cell Patterns in Response to Terrestrial Use of Satellite Frequencies

1. A method of providing wireless communications, the method comprising: providing space-based communications using a space-based component comprising an antenna having a radiation pattern, the radiation pattern comprising a directivity as a function of scan angle; and configuring the directivity as a function of scan angle responsive to terrestrial communications to reduce a level of interference, wherein the configuring is performed once or a plurality of times, and wherein providing space-based communications comprises using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) air interface and providing terrestrial communications also comprises using a FDD air interface.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising: providing the terrestrial communications.

3. A method of providing wireless communications, the method comprising: providing space-based communications using a space-based component comprising an antenna having a radiation pattern, the radiation pattern comprising a directivity as a function of scan angle; and configuring the directivity as a function of scan angle responsive to terrestrial communications to reduce a level of interference, wherein the configuring is performed once or a plurality of times, and wherein providing space-based communications comprises using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) air interface and providing terrestrial communications comprises using a Time Division Duplex (TDD) air interface.

4. A method according to claim 3 further comprising: providing the terrestrial communications.

5. A method of providing wireless communications, the method comprising: providing space-based communications component comprising an antenna having a radiation pattern, the radiation pattern comprising a directivity as a function of scan angle; estimating a level of interference; and configuring the directivity as a function of scan angle responsive to the estimating to reduce the level of interference, wherein the configuring is performed once or a plurality of times, and wherein providing space-based communications comprises using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) air interface and wherein the method also comprises providing terrestrial communications using a FDD air interface.

6. A method of providing wireless communications, the method comprising: providing space-based communications using a space-based component comprising an antenna having a radiation pattern, the radiation pattern comprising a directivity as a function of scan angle; estimating a level of interference; and configuring the directivity as a function of scan angle responsive to the estimating to reduce the level of interference, wherein the configuring is performed once or a plurality of times, and wherein providing space-based communications comprises using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) air interface and wherein the method also comprises providing terrestrial communications using a Time Division Duplex (TDD) air interface.

7. A system comprising: a space-based component comprising an antenna having a radiation pattern, the radiation pattern comprising a directivity as a function of scan angle; and a controller configured to adjust the directivity as a function of scan angle responsive to a terrestrial communications network to reduce a level of interference, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the directivity as a function of scan angle once or a plurality of times, and wherein the space-based component is configured to provide communications using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) air interface and wherein the terrestrial communications network is configured to provide communications by also using a FDD air interface.

8. A system according to Claim 7 further comprising the terrestrial communications network.

9. A system comprising: a space-based component comprising an antenna having a radiation pattern, the radiation pattern comprising a directivity as a function of scan angle; and a controller configured to adjust the directivity as a function of scan angle responsive to a terrestrial communications network to reduce a level of interference, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the directivity as a function of scan angle once or a plurality of times, and wherein the space-based component is configured to provide communications using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) air interface and wherein the terrestrial communications network is configured to provide communications using a Time Division Duplex (TDD) air interface.

10. A system according to claim 9 further comprising the terrestrial communications network.

11. A system comprising: a space-based component comprising an antenna having a radiation pattern; the radiation pattern comprising a directivity as a function of scan angle; an interference estimator that is configured to estimate a level of interference; and a controller configured to adjust the directivity as a function of scan angle responsive to the estimated level of interference, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the directivity as a function of scan angle once or a plurality of times, and wherein the space-based component is configured to provide communications using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) air interface and wherein a terrestrial network that is causing the level of interference is configured to provide communications by also using a FDD air interface.

12. A system comprising: a space-based component comprising an antenna having a radiation pattern; the radiation pattern comprising a directivity as a function of scan angle; an interference estimator that is configured to estimate a level of interference; and a controller configured to adjust the directivity as a function of scan angle responsive to the estimated level of interference, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the directivity as a function of scan angle once or a plurality of times, and wherein the space-based component is configured to provide communications using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) air interface and wherein a terrestrial network that is causing the level of interference is configured to provide communications using a Time Division Duplex (TDD) air interface.